Pielisensuu Church
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Finland| Pielisensuu Church | |
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| 62°35′36″N 29°46′54″E / 62.59333°N 29.78167°E | |
| Location | Tikkamäentie 15, 80200 Joensuu, Finland |
| Country | Finland |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Website | www.joensuunevl.fi |
| History | |
| Founded | 1960 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Veikko Larkas |
| Style | Modern |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 congregants |
| Height | 36 m |
| Administration | |
| Synod | Aulikki Mäkinen, Oiva Malinen, Tiina Reinikainen |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kuopio |
| Parish | Pielisensuun seurakunta |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Kari Mäkinen |
| Bishop(s) | Jari Jolkkonen |
| Vicar(s) | Tapani Nuutinen |
| Dean | Ilpo Rannankari |
| Minister(s) | Mikko Juntunen, Tiina Korhonen |
| Pastor(s) | Sami Hinkkanen |
| Chaplain(s) | Tiina Reinikainen, Timo-Ilkka Antikainen, Matti Innanen |
| Deacon(s) | Anne Dahlgren, Saila Musikka, Maritta Rautiainen, Arja Ryynänen |
| Laity | |
| Chapter clerk | Matti Ketonen, MD |
| Lay member(s) of chapter | Pirjo Ketonen |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Tiina Sutinen, Niina Riihimäki, Sini Järvinen, Pirjo Kuikka |
Pielisensuu Church is a Lutheran church in Joensuu, Finland. The church stands 105 metres above sea level on a hill in the Niinivaara neighbourhood.
The building was designed by architect Veikko Larkas (1909-1969), who also designed churches in Enontekiö, Kauhajoki and elsewhere. Construction of Pielisensuu Church was completed in 1960. The church is built in so-called tent style: a steeply-roofed, rectangular building of brick and concrete that stands 36 metres tall, with a small bell tower at the top.
The church sanctuary can accommodate 550 people, with 75 people in the organ gallery. A retractable folding door separates the main part of the church from a smaller parish hall, which can hold 150 people. The church also has club rooms, workers' housing and other facilities.
The church bells were removed from a church in Pälkjärvi, a Finnish-speaking part of Karelia which the Soviet Union had annexed in 1944. Pielisensuu Church was renovated in 1999, and work to expand the building began in autumn 2007. The new premises provide office space for church employees and more space for children and youth activities.
Church decor
Artisan weaver and art instructor Dora Jung (1906-1980), a textile artist who specialized in linen and damask, designed the original altar cloths, which were woven by master weaver Marita Mattsson. The altarpiece features a cross and a mosaic wall.[1]
Sculptor Eva Ryynänen carved the church pulpit. For the church's 20-year anniversary in 1980, artist Kaisa Mäkelä designed new altar cloths and clerical garb, including a red altar frontal featuring the 12 apostles.[2]
